So you are leaving JAVA turned on? Hrm, not a good idea...that should be shut off as well.
if u read my post with closer attention span you would see i included java in point number 2 .

This is not true and a dangerous comment for the newbies to read. Screen savers are NOT the only software that could infect you with spyware...ever hear of 'HELPER TOOLBARS' like HotBar?
how is it a dangerous comment i think ur over reacting jus a tad because we both know that it is atleast half true. as far as tool bars go your not gonna get those if you're blocking java scripts or active x scripts so they are already covered. tools bars in bundled software can be eliminated easil;y with hijack this ur going out on a limb seemingly to make points from right field...

What in the heck are you talking about? This is another dangerous comment. A firewall at your Internet border and/or at least on the computer itself is mandatory in order to keep at the least the basic worms from scanning and infecting you
but if u don't have worms to begin with what the hell good is it ? firewalls are worthless for protecting u against worms and viruses a good hacker can exploit them with utmost ease ok and if you're smart enough to monitor your ports you can see which ones are open that may be a potential trojan threat and knowing that combined with a trojan/spyware cleaner I am pretty certain that it can be cleaned. firewalls won't clean your system I can tell you that much, and they won't protect you from a good hacker neither. worthless dung...

on the flip side; you all make good points of some I may have forgotten to include. thanks for feedback.